Lost Friend Found

by Zachary Ryan

They were just six-years old when they became inseparable—best friends, brothers, thick as thieves. But during senior year of high school, everything changed. Caleb was gay, a fact that Colin just couldn’t accept. So the pair went their separate ways for four long years. And now, standing at the pulpit at Caleb’s funeral, Colin couldn’t possibly regret it more.

Still, not everything of Caleb’s is lost. He has left behind diary entries, personal reflections and insights, where he shares his struggles with rejection and loss. On these candid pages, there could be clues to his untimely demise. But more importantly, they tell a part of Caleb’s story that Colin never got to hear for himself—from his longing for acceptance, to a steamy romance with a creative writing professor named Jonathan.

In the vein of Rainbow Rowell and John Green, Lost Friend Found serves as a contemporary coming-of-age tale embracing life’s imperfections—with important messages about friendship, acceptance, and the influence, good and bad, we make on one another’s lives.

556 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 13, 2016

About the author

Zachary Ryan grew up in a black-and-white box in Maryland, before moving to Chicago to start a new life. There, he found that he was accepted for his misfit status—and learned that it’s perfectly normal to spend your twenties feeling lost and confused.

After a disastrous sexual encounter, Ryan stumbled on a group of true friends, or “soul cluster,” that he connected with. Through his writing, he hopes to help other broken souls out there find comfort amid the chaos.

Reviews

[Rakhi (New Book Reviewer) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the third book that I have read of the author Zachary Ryan. And just like other books, I liked reading this book as well. This story is about friendship, love, self-development. Finding answers after Caleb's death, and can a single decision could have changed the outcome?

The highlight of the book is the easy flowing story-line and way author Zachary Ryan has expressed the emotions. Emotions are never easy to pen down, and you know that the author has done a great job when the reader can feel those emotions too. I felt the pain, happiness and every other emotion expressed by the author and enjoyed as well. The book is also written in lucid language making the book interesting to read and keep you hooked to the book. The mystery and the story-line are perfectly balanced with the characters making the book compelling to read.

Overall a great and must-read book. So read now and find the answers with Colin in the book Lost Friend Found written by Zachary Ryan.

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A story about love, acceptance, and friendship.

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